The Waimea by-election 1858 was a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

held in the multi-member electorate during the

2nd New Zealand Parliament The 2nd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament, Parliament of New Zealand. It opened on 15 April 1856, following New Zealand's 1855 New Zealand general election, 1855 election. It was dissolved on 5 November 1860 in prep ...

, on 21 May 1858. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Charles Elliott on 20 March 1858. The by-election was won unopposed by

David Monro Sir David Monro (27 March 1813 – 15 February 1877) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1861 to 1870. Early life Monro was born in Edinburgh. His father was Alexander Monro, ...

, who had represented the seat in the previous parliament.

References

Waimea 1858 1858 elections in New Zealand May 1858 events Politics of the Nelson Region {{NewZealand-election-stub